The BREATH project aims to establish a well-structured and sustainable talent ecosystem in health innovation (HI) across three key European regions—Catalonia, Flanders, and Lithuania. Within this ecosystem, talent managers from academic and non-academic institutions will work together to drive institutional change and implement initiatives that strengthen research careers, foster talent retention, and support mobility.

To achieve this, BREATH engages stakeholders in assessing the current needs of the HI ecosystem. Building on this analysis, the project will provide early-career researchers (ECRs) with tailored tools and guidance. ‘We have two main objectives: to deliver personalised training by co-developing customised career pathways.

BREATH will pilot and evaluate new customized career pathways, training programmes, and guidance services across the three regions, generating evidence-based policy recommendations to improve research career management at national and European levels.